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Household of Samuel Legg (born 1831, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Samuel Legg and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Legg, born in 1831 in Chard, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Emily Legg, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Ernest W, born 1869 in Chard, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, Caleb (born 1853 in Berkshire, England), Samuel's Servant, Martha (born 1866 in Chard, Somerset, England) and Samuel's Lodger Head, Walter H (born 1857 in Leigh, Dorset, England).


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Samuel Legg's household

Male

Samuel

Legg

Head
Female

Emily

Legg

Wife
Male

Ernest W

Legg

Son
Male

Caleb

Street

Boarder
Female

Martha

Harris

Servant
Male

Walter H

Beer

Lodger Head
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Legg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Chard, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Legg

Head

Married

50

1831

Chard, Somerset, England

Emily

Legg

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Ernest W

Legg

Son

Single

12

1869

Chard, Somerset, England

Caleb

Street

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Berkshire, England

Martha

Harris

Servant

Single

15

1866

Chard, Somerset, England

Walter H

Beer

Lodger Head

Single

24

1857

Leigh, Dorset, England

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